national guard
Domestic defense force
A national guard is any military force maintained by a nation primarily for internal defense and emergency response, as distinguished from forces intended for foreign combat.
The term appears in many countries' military structures.
Several nations maintain a national guard separate from their regular army. (Capitalized National Guard is the specific U.S. reserve force.)
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- disaster reliefAssistance following catastrophic events
- natural disasterCatastrophic environmental event
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
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- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- armed forcesarmy, military, soldiers, troops, marines
- guardsguardian, bodyguard, protector, sentinel, sentry
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- military policydefense strategy, defense budget, military spending, troop deployment, military reform
- militiamilitia, citizen soldier, colonial militia, citizen soldiers, state militias
national guardregular army
Nation's permanent military force
active duty · standing army · federal troops · U.S. Army · Marine Corps
national guardexpeditionary force
Troops sent abroad
foreign legion · invasion force · overseas deployment · occupation forces
national guardcivilian population
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